What color is #998182?

#998182 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #998182?

The RGB value is 153, 129, 130: 153 red, 129 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #998182?

The complementary color is #819998, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #998182?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#998182 color

#998182 rgb(153, 129, 130)

Shades of gray

The hex color #998182 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 50.6% green and 51% blue (153, 129, 130).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 11% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 15% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.82:1).

#998182 color codes

HEX	`#998182`
RGB	`rgb(153, 129, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 50.6%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 11%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 16%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 15%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.17, 9.34, 2.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.17, 9.77, 17.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.016, 24.085, 24.446)`
Decimal	`10060162`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #998182, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #998182	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#998182 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #998182 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #998182; }
.text { color: #998182; }
.border { border: 2px solid #998182; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 129 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #998182, #998c81); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #998182?: #998182 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #998182?: The RGB value is 153, 129, 130: 153 red, 129 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #998182?: The complementary color is #819998, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #998182?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.